Definitions

1. noun

a large crustacean closely related to true lobsters, typically having four pairs of walking legs and a pair of large claws.

“She carefully picked up the crab from the ocean floor.”

2. verb

to twist or turn sideways, typically in a sudden movement.

“The car crabbed to the side of the road after hitting a pothole.”

3. noun

a type of turn or twist, especially a sudden one.

“The car took a crab in the road and got stuck in the mud.”

4. noun

an informal term for the crab louse, a parasitic insect that infests the hair of humans.

“He had a bad case of crab and had to get it treated by a doctor.”